Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 4-4 Percentage of Victims by Parental Status of
Perpetrator(s), 2001 (Child File)
The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.
| Parental Status of Victim's Perpetrator(s) | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Mother Only | 241,289 | 40.5 |
| Father Only | 105,588 | 17.7 |
| Mother and Father | 115,200 | 19.3 |
| Mother and Other1 | 38,195 | 6.4 |
| Father and Other1
|
6,238 | 1.0 |
| Nonparent Perpetrator(s)2 | 71,065 | 11.9 |
| Unknown or Missing | 18,548 | 3.1 |
| Total | bold596,123 | blank cell |
| Percent | blank cell | bold99.9 |
Total does not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
Based on data from 35 States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
1 Category includes victims with one perpetrator identified as a Mother or Father and a second perpetrator identified as a Nonparent. back
2 Category includes victims with as least one perpetrator identified as a Nonparent; no parent was involved. back
This table lists 7 perpetrator relationships to the victim and the number of perpetrators associated with each relationship. The last column gives a percentage of the number associated with the given relationship to the total number of perpetrators. The relationships are as follows: Mother Only, Father Only, Mother and Father, Mother and Other, Father and Other, Nonparent Perpetrator(s), and Unknown. This data is based on data from 35 States.
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